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Lewis & Clark Humane Society: Finding forever homes for furry friends since 1964 • www.mtlchs.org
Malamute Reunion Brings Back
Memories and Friends
O
ver 80 adopters, LCHS
staff members, friends,
and, of course, dogs,
gathered in mid-October to celebrate the second anniversary of the original rescue of 161
malamutes from a backyard
breeder in Jefferson County. Thankfully, the rescue resulted in a stiff
sentence for the defendant, and the
happy re-homing of what ended up
to be 254 dogs and puppies. Bob
Sutherland, President of Alaskan
Malamute Assistance League flew
in from Alaska to celebrate, and
said, “It is so great to be together
with so many of the people who were involved in the rescue. It was a truly epic
event, and to be able to see some of the
dogs and celebrate the success with our
friends is just heart-warming.”
Wendy Hergenraeder, Montana State
Director for the Humane Society of the
United States (HSUS) whose team was instrumental in the rescue and who con-
2014:
A Golden
Anniversary
tributed more than $600,000 to the overall cost of the rescue, said “The malamute
case was a success from day one—from the
flawless execution of the rescue, through
LCHS’s care of the dogs for over 15
months, to the re-homing of each of the
dogs. HSUS was proud to be associated in
this rescue and salutes the people who
made it all happen.”
Animal Shelter
2112 East Custer Avenue
Helena, Montana 59604
(406) 442-1660
www.mtlchs.org
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Hours
Tuesday–Friday: 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 12 noon to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday–Monday: Closed
Adoptions until 30 minutes before closing
It’s hard to image that its been fifty
years since ago a core group of Helenans, concerned about the treatment of stray animals, formed the
Lewis & Clark Humane Society.
From its humble beginnings as a totally volunteer-run organization,
through different directors, staff,
volunteers and Board members,
the shelter has grown by leaps and
bounds. In it’s 50th year, the shelter
will employ 20 staff and operate
with a budget of over $1,000,000.
Over the next year, we will highlight some of the early pioneers of
animal welfare in our community,
tell some stories and give thanks to
those who selflessly did something
that saved so many lives and
brought so much compassion to
abandoned animals. These men
and women are our heroes. Stay
tuned for more and be sure to attend this year’s Spay-Ghetti Dinner
in March to see the premiere of a
special 50th Anniversary Video.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dan Anderson
Kory Kennaugh
Vacant
Angie Murdo
Logan Baker, J.D.
Richard S. Duane, Jr.
Vacant
WISH LIST
Feeling generous today? Here are
a few items that we are always in
need of. Your support is always
appreciated, as these things make it
easier for us to provide quality care
to homeless animals. If you can help,
please drop off at the Custer Avenue
location during shelter hours:
Critter Needs:
 Zip ties
 Tarps
 Science Diet CD Cat food
 Science Diet ID Dog food
 Paper towels
 Bleach
 Empty Spray Bottles
 Clorox Wipes  Dish Soap
 Jars of baby food (meat kind)
Recycle:
 Cans
 Sheets
 Leashes
 Towels
 Collars
 Blankets
Office Needs:
 Copy Paper
 Pens
 Yellow and Blue Paper
 Sticky Notes
 Stamps
 Tape
 Scissors
From the Director
Dear Friends,
As we head into the end of the year, we have
much to be thankful for; personally, I am
grateful for my staff and the Board of Directors of LCHS who work so tirelessly day in
and day out to help the animals entrusted to
our care. We are on track to end the year
having helped close to 2,000 abandoned or
homeless animals who found their way to
our doors, through no fault of their own,
and who needed a helping hand. The work
of the staff and Board assures that each of
those animals is greeted with love, given a
warm place to sleep, proper exercise, treats
and lots of hugs.
But we could not do all those things
without the generosity of our caring friends,
people like you, who support our work financially, host fundraisers, donate items on
our wish list, stop by to volunteer some of
your valuable time, or adopt an animal who
needs a forever friend. Your support makes
this life-saving work possible.
Friends like you funded the building of
a much-needed addition to the cat room
(debuting in February), helped us adopt out
the last of the Malamutes, donated thousands of volunteer hours and contributed a
whopping 70% of our annual revenue.
THANK YOU! They say it takes a village to
raise a child—I say it takes a village to care
for our furry friends. I’m so grateful our village includes YOU!
On behalf of all of us, two and fourlegged, Merry Christmas, happy holidays
and happy New Years. Let’s make 2014 a
great one, one in which we will celebrate
our Golden Anniversary and 50 years of animal care. Together, as a village, we will do
it for another 50 years.
Gina Wiest, Executive Director
SAVE
THE
DATE:
Dueling Pianos January 25th 2014
Help LCHS defend last year’s championship win over
Prickly Pear Land Trust in the second annual Dueling
Piano Bar Fundraising event. Generously hosted by Jena
and Andy Sabatini, owners of Marriot Residence Inn and The
Hampton Inn in Helena, this FUNdraiser pits two beloved local
charities against each other for tips and tunes. Dueling Fun Pianos sold out last year so get your tickets now! Tickets can be purchased at the Marriot Residence Inn and The Hampton Inn.
January 25 • Gateway Center • 8:00 p.m. • Tickets $25
2 Lewis & Clark Humane Society
www.mtlchs.org
Spay Montana
S
pay Montana has wrapped up
another stellar year. We have completed nearly 30,000 spay & neuter
procedures since our merger with
LCHS in 2009. That number reflects
210,000 potential live births.
This year we made semi-annual visits to:
Billings, Great Falls, Helena, Ronan, St. Ignatius, Rocky Boy, Fort Belknap Agency,
Lodgepole, Blackfeet Country, Ennis, Anaconda, Drummond, Whitehall, Boulder and
Butte. We spent over 100 days on the road.
Our veterinarians and technicians are
true heroes: They leave their homes and families on Friday, and spend the weekend (and
sometimes Mondays) performing and assisting with surgeries. We work in whatever facility is available and arranged by the local
community host committee. Our venues include school gyms, county shops, fire halls,
senior centers, city halls and fairgrounds.
We carry all the necessary surgical
equipment and supplies to set-up a first-rate
surgical clinic. Our clinics have from two to
seven veterinary teams depending on our
location. Last September we had six teams
in Great Falls and performed nearly 400
procedures in two days.
We are often asked why we do such a
grueling schedule. The answer is always the
same, “because the need is so great.” There
really is a much kinder and gentler way to
control companion animal population,
How YOU can
Volunteer:
Spay Montana says a big thank you to
these hotels who generously donate hotel
rooms for our Spay Montana employees
during Spay and Neuter clinics.
rather then euthanizing millions of puppies
and kittens, we prefer spay and neuter.
Our program is geared to “those in need
of assistance.” Unfortunately, as the economy has declined, the number of “those in
need of assistance” has grown. Because our
shelter has such an aggressive adoption and
spay/neuter program, we fall well below the
national average regarding euthanasia.
Please visit our website, www.spaymontana.org for information on ways to donate
towards spay/neuter. Our “Sponsor a Spay”
is just $25.00 towards an animal in need.
Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
Strutt Your Mutt Needs YOU!
Calling all event marketing geniuses! Do you want to be a
part of re-creating our Strutt Your Mutt event? We want to
bring it back in June 2014 better than ever, with a walk/run,
festival-like atmosphere, live music, food, games for kids
and dogs, and FUN for the whole family! We’re looking for
some volunteers to form a core committee to make it happen. If you’re interested in helping, and have some great
ideas and time, please call 442-1660 and leave your name
or email [email protected]. It’s a great way to network with other Helena animal lovers, and your work will
help raises thousands of dollars for the animals. Hope
you’ll join us!
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Summer 2012 3
We welcome new
volunteers to the shelter
and offer a variety of
ways you can make a
difference in the life of
a homeless cat or dog.
Interested? Call our
Volunteer Coordinator
at 442-1660 if you’re
able to help with any
of these tasks:
­Laundry
Dishes
Cleaning­services­
including­doors,­walls,
windows­etc.
Kong­stuffing
Outside­kennel­
maintenance-­daily
potty­parade
Clean­up-­garage­area
and­sheds
Organization­donations
Yard­maintenance/
gardening/weeding
Sort­bedding
Saturday­Outreach­
Office­work
Cat­room-­playing­
with­cats,­brushing­etc.
Dog­walking­
Help­with­fundraising
events
Happy Tails
When a
Beloved
Pet Passes
The Lewis & Clark Humane Society’s Rainbow
Bridge Cremation Service
is a compassionate way to
help grieving pet owners
during a most difficult time.
Cremation services are
done right on the shelter
premises, and come with a
print of your pet’s paw, a
lock of their hair, a certificate of cremation and a
simple urn. All cremation
fees go directly to help
homeless animals. Please
call at 442-1660 to talk to
one of our staff counselors.
A big thank you to all our amazing
supporters who make donations
via payroll deductions every month
through Montana Shares. We are
so grateful to your commitment
to homeless animals. The commitment that you make via regular
support is critical to the shelter’s
ability to continue to provide quality
care to the dogs and cats who call
the shelter their temporary home.
The room becomes electric when Bettie enters, she works it like an elite Hollywood
icon, but her beginnings were not so bright
and shiny. Bettie was born at the Lewis and
Clark Humane Society, her mother had
been one of the seized Alaskan Malamutes.
Bettie was one of two siblings that survived
the litter of six. Both Bettie and her sister
were born with Megaesophagus, sometimes called MegaE. It’s a big scary word
about a fairly rare condition that although it
cannot be cured, it can be managed. It takes
a veterinarian who is willing to learn and research right along with their client, some
patience and definitely a sense of humor,
carpet cleaner and lots of paper towels. Regurgitation of food is the most common
symptom; one of the biggest risks is malnutrition and aspiration pneumonia. Oftentimes, MegaE is undiagnosed or sometimes
veterinarians who don’t understand the disease will suggest euthanasia.
Mike and Jackie Roach rescued a MegaE
dog about five years ago from the Nebraska
Humane Society and have successfully
managed, enhanced and prolonged that
dog’s life. When they learned that two of
the “Montana Malamutes” had MegaE,
they felt compelled to help one. They committed to adopting Bettie sight unseen; she
arrived in Omaha via Delta Airlines on Feb
15th 2013. As luck would have it, two of their
good friends adopted Bettie’s sister four
months later!
Bettie is fed in a type of high chair that
was made just for her. It allows her to eat
standing vertically on her two back legs.
After the meal, Jackie and Mike sit with her
and keep her vertical for about fifteen twenty minutes to allow gravity to move the
food to her stomach. Bettie has grown to really enjoy this ‘one on one’ bonding time
with her humans; she runs to the chair and
can get into it all by herself and “woo woo
woos” till her food arrives.
Since Bettie’s arrival in Omaha, she has
been a rock star at various dog events
around town; Jackie and Mike are very in4 Lewis & Clark Humane Society
Bettie is fed in a type of high chair that was made
just for her. It allows her to eat standing vertically
on her two back legs.
volved in rescue work in the region. They
enjoy having Bettie join them; she makes a
cute spokes-dog for Megaesophagus and
also serves as a great opportunity to share
the story and lessons of Operation Malamute. Bettie has appeared on a local televised morning show and her recent claim to
fame is being featured as a model in a holiday photo-shoot for Hayneedle, a national
e-commerce company. She is also a regular
at Brookstone Meadows, a skilled nursing
facility, where she makes the residents
smile when she shares kisses.
Bettie enjoys doggie daycare and playing with her Siberian husky brothers and
sisters. She loves to run and play and to be
the center of attention. There’s not a day
that goes by that she doesn’t make those
around her laugh. She exudes supreme confidence which belies her small thirty-eight
pound stature and extra-long tail. She doesn’t know that there’s anything wrong with
her, and well… quite frankly, she’s right.
www.mtlchs.org
Can you adopt me?
Our “long term residents” need of a forever home and their spirits are
growing weary in the shelter. Can you help?
LIZZIE & MILLIE
3­Years­old­|­Females­
Meet Lizzie and Milly two dogs rescued from
a reservation. Lizzie and Milly are shy and
timid dogs. Millie and Lizzie have come along
way since they entered the shelter. After
working with a trainer they both walk easily
on a leash. Both dogs are incredibly gentle
with people. These two are like Thelma and
Louise as they go everywhere together. They
know their basic commands and these two
girls love to work for tasty treats. A fenced
yard is a must along with knowledge and concern regarding shy and timid dogs. When it
comes to other dogs they are tolerant of
other shy and timid dogs. Millie and Lizzy
would do best in a quiet, low key home. If you
would love to help these girls continue to
grow than come meet Lizzie and Milly. Lizzie
and Millie are two for the price of one.
Libertry
2­year­old­|­­Male
Hello my name is Liberty. I arrived at LCHS as
a stray. I’ve been at the shelter for over six
months which is a very long time when you’re
only two years old and I can’t wait to find my
forever family. I’m a very quiet and independent
feline most of the time. I also have a very sweet
personality. I get along well with other quiet animals. If you think I would be an excellent fit in
your home, you can see me at Petco.
The Lewis & Clark Humane Society wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Doggy
Bank business locations. These Businesses generously let us keep a donation bank at
their location. It’s a way for our friends to donate without having to come to the shelter.
If you’re interested in having a Doggy Bank placed in your business please give Kelsee a
call at 442-1660.
Park­Avenue
The­Parrot­Confectionary
Tails­“R”­Waggin
Home­Beautifiers
Real­Food­Store
Sara's­Porkies
Outside­In
Rockhand
The­Tannery
Golden­Girls
Sewing­Palace
Guardian­Kennels
Birds­&­Beasleys
MT­Glass­&­Liquor
Appleton­Furniture­
Panhandler
Dermawerxs
Alpine­Vet­Clinic
Animal­Center­
Veterinary­Hospital­
Animal Tracks
Beginning in January,
you can purchase the
brand-new LCHS license
plate! Imagine how great
this plate will look on your
vehicle, and help out your
furry friends at the shelter!
Millie & Lizzie
LIBERTY
Leslies­Hallmark
Sneak Peek:
Gunslingers
Canine­Capital­Grooming
Steve’s­Barber­Shop
Murdochs
Big­Pauls­Pasty's
Helena­Hair­
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Community
Outreach Partners
Our thanks goes out to these
businesses who allow us to
showcase adoptable animals in
their facility. Please thank them
for supporting homeless animals
when you are in their shops.
Petco
Outside In
Sportsman Warehouse
Lasso the Moon
Lowe’s
Golden Girls Antique Mall
Rockhand Hardware
Birds & Beasley’s
Murdoch’s
Bob Wards
Base Camp
GIFTS­In­HOnOR­OF­PeTS
In­honor­of; Guardian; Honored by
Memorials
& Tributes
In­MeMORY­OF­PeOPLe
Memorial­for­­Given by
Doris­Bakke Terry, Theresa, Sal & Pam
Tom­F.­Basinger Kathleen Basinger
Don­Beaver Jim & Marilyn Williams
Francis­Boice Mary Pitch
Carole­Brodersen Mr. & Mrs. John Brodersen
George­Bousliman Frank & Billie Houle
Dennis­Burr Bill Shupe & Laurie Ekanger;
Bill & Bobby Spilker
Michael­Clear Coleen Cloninger & Kris Wood
George­Crabtree Richard & Karen Coe;
Kevin & Barb Crabtree; Dee & Allan Schoonover;
Ray & Noma Middlestead; Larry & Daryl Aaby;
Don & Barbara Hulett; Jay & Sharon Merritt;
Gary Hoovestal
Mary­Anne­Davis Richard Davis
Melissa­Davis Gary & Colleen Moden;
Gwen Cerise Milani; Mary Gale Padmos;
Erin Zeigler
Courtney­Downing Jean Greenfield
Betty­Gunn­eschenburg Trina & Michael Johns
nadine­Fox J & M Nordahl
Helen­Gage Jim & Jean Smith; Karen Moore;
Betty Hobby; Tom & Margaret Colvin;
Jane Wood; Mary Jo & Guy Stoner
Rose­Gunstone Minnie & Janet Koenig;
Margaret Epperson; Ray & Noma Middlestead
David­Hanson L. Joyce Smith
Don­Harden Kathy Gordon
Gus­&­Inge­Herrera Jeff & Lisa Blanford
Holly Joyce, Kurt & Sherri Saunders
Katie­Howell Robert & Carolyn Zimmer
Don­L.­Jones Deborah Jones
Art­Keeler Judy Keeler
Mary­Lou­Kropp Vicki & John Horton
Jo­Lovely Mr. & Mrs. John Brodersen
nancy­McFarlane Debra Patch Mackie
Doris­McMurray Stephen & Connie Kologi;
George McMurray; Phyllis & Steve Rains Radnich;
Mr. & Mrs. Blackie Nelson;
Erich & Sandy Merdinger; Andy & Gary Barker
Carol­Mongelli David & Deborah Cooper
Jack­Moore John D. Moore
Tom­Onstott Kathy Collins
Joyce­O'Toole Terry Ann White; Jerome Nelson;
Pamela Mohr; Sharri Rollins & Shelly McGhee;
Loren & Rebecca Dols; Goob & Michelle Anderson;
Dick & Joan Buttery; The Sparkman Family
Debbie­Pedersen Hercules aka Buddy-Debbie was
his favorite foster mom!; Karen Ridle
Pious­&­Irene­Pfleger Dianne Mantz
Justin­Robbe Margaret Robbe
Vonnie­Sather Frank & Billie Houle
Mildred­Schuchardt Ann Vandehey
Ruth­Shea Goob, Michelle & Jackson Anderson
nola­Smith Jim & Jean Smith
Donald­Talseth Dorothy Dawson
Patricia­Whitehouse Bill & Jan Brown;
Jim Shaw & Deb Senecal
Donna­Wynn Barb & Bill Strong; Phil & Jann Colbert
Katie­Zugaza Ray & Noel Phillips
TRIBuTeS­TO­PeOPLe
Tribute­to;­­Given by
Terry­&­Barry­Bass Norma Tirrell & Gordon Bennett
Phyllis­Cote for her 80th B-day The Helena Express
Singers
Tessa­Cote Happy B-day Valley Bank of Helena
Bruce­Desonia Shirley Palmer
Matt­Dundas Happy B-day Valley Bank of Helena
Sharon­Heigh Kevin & Barb Crabtree
Sylvia­Joslyn Helen Langenbach
Jan­Leding Happy B-day Valley Bank of Helena
Mary­Louise Rebekah French
eliza­McRae Happy B-day David Larsen
Haley­Moseman Vieno Davidson
Tyler­Pelo Happy B-day Valley Bank of Helena
Marcia­Ruszkowski Anniversary Contribution
AAA Mountain West
Shani­Rich in honor of your work at Helena Food Share
Ann Waickman
Kelly­Seachns Happy B-day Dave & Gail Gallik
JoAnne­Stephen Anniversary Contribution
AAA Mountain West
Dr.­Margaret­Suarez Lucia Flynn
Christine­Wethern Andrew Smetana
Ivy­Wong M.L. & Wes Old Coyote
6 Lewis & Clark Humane Society
Amos Linda Cousineau & Jennifer Dalrymple
Bill & Jan Hubber
Archie David Lamb
BC-Beautiful­Collie Debi Pace Louise Sturm
Belfour Ryan Berg Paul & Gail Wilson
Bo Chris & Deanna Clearman
Bob­the­Dog Jennifer O’Loughlin
Boone Robin Shropshire & Shaheen Siddiqui Susan
Epstein & Spencer Shropshire; Timmie & Smarty
Bridger Jim & Virginia Dundas Ken & Kris Inabnit
Bug Sally Hilander
Buster Douglas & Susan Roberts Lisa Evans
Cassee Sheila & Dennis Lopach Kerry & Laurie Neils
Chico­&­Gabby Pam & Jim Harris
Mike & Julie Dalsoglio
Clarra Charlotte Vosberg
Cody Glenn Middlestead
Cooper Pam Carlson & Bob Fitzgerald
Norma Tirrell & Gordon Bennett; Beverly Gibson;
Marilyn Grant; Cheryl & Mike Lamb;
William & Vicki Fitzgerald
Cubby Chris Eby
Cubby Mueller Family Kelly Atkins &
Paula VanderJagt
Daisy Annie Kaleczyc-Meudey Wally & Pep Jewell
Dash Erik, Shannon & Zoe Brown Joann Everts;
Bill & Jan Brown
Detour Jason & Family Helen Langenbach;
Sydney Hoy
Dobie Jean Lindberg Nadine Shafer
e.T.­C Donna Lou Orr
Figi­&­Bruin Bill McFarland
Fiona Brook Sturm Gina Gibson
Gem Mary Lee Larison & Doug Turman
Lucia Flynn; Norma Tirrell & Gordon Bennett
Gracie Sally Hilander
Gracie Helen Fee Peter Jantzen
Harley Senja Linjanen Erica Linjanen
Harley Roxanne Boettcher Ray & Doretta Hofland
Hobo Jill Richards Shawn & Cathy Toney
Holly Kim & Marty Bradshaw
Ishq Sally Hilander
Jake Tom DeYoung Joe & Gretchen Olheiser;
Jean Eickmeyer
Jessie Bruce & Paula Rehwinkel
William & Janet Hubber
Jett Terry & Carol Dagenais Jean Eickmeyer;
Janet & Tom Lipp
Joey,­Trouble­&­Katie Nadine Fox J & M Nordahl
Kiri­&­Kittaly Hal & Janet Harper Vivian Manuel
Kia Stephanie Parrotte Hensley Chris Heisel &
Leanne Kurtz
Koby Steve & Sandy Lang Linda & Dan Owen
Kona­Weiler Sydney Bentley Hoy
Lily­aka­Spitfire Susan & Darrell Beckstrom
Krista & Jay Partridge
Lily Susan Beckstrom
Lilly Charlotte LeVasseur
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Lobo Zach & Jill Richards Nate & Debra Simmons;
Dorothy Feller; Denise Feller
Lucy Elizabeth Keller Kay Mathews
Lucy Jane Nuff Gale Evans
Lucy Wayne Middlestead Ray & Noma Middlestead
Luna­&­Dude Beds Lovitt & Pat Melby
Norma Tirrell & Gordon Bennett
Macy Patricia Ayers Juanita & Andy Chovanak
Madison Lora, Jeff & Aiden Cowee
Barbara & John Palmquist
Magnum,­Soc,­Timber­&­Tick Nancy Byrum
MaiTai,­Mariko­&­Milo Keith & Nancy Wood
Max Steve & Sue Babcock Bill & Jan Hubber
Max Marilyn Clark Angela, Ron & Bailey Clark
Maxwell­einstein­Smart Sarah Louise Hannah
Jan & Bill Brown
Molly,­Jessie­&­Carly Gil & Jody Schellenger
natz Rachel Weidner Linaire Ritter
nikki Nancy Hutton
Peanut, Ozzie & Blitz Monte & Janet Nick
Poncho Kris Larson Sandra & John Jarvie
Purshen Mary Plank
Rikki Cathy & Bruce Day
Rosie Mark & Jamie Reese Rocky & Mary Yuricic
Rudy Scott Duncan
Sam Taylor & Tom Ferris Laurie & Kerry Neils;
Kirby & Becca Lambert
Siam Dicee Harrison
Siyeh­&­Keisha Barbara Moy
Snickers­&­Pete Fran Brown
Snowball Madalyn Quinlan & Brian Garrity
Sparkle Brenda Holland Georgia Barker
Sonie Elizabeth Barraugh
Sophie Linda & John Craig Cindy Holden
Sprite Ivelone Hodges
Stolley Neil & Anne Tyree
Suzie John & Janet Andrew Carol L. Hanson;
John & Janet Andrew
Sweetie Sarah Arnold
Thomas­O’Malley Mitch & Mary Noack
Tigger Elizabeth Chute
The­Toney­Pets Shawn & Cathy Toney
Widget Corbett Sionainn Jean Corbett
Wiley Lynn Jennings Julie & Gene Huntington
Willow Margaret Robbe
Zeke Nate Messer Gale Evans
In­MeMORY­OF­PeTS
In­memory­of­­Guardian; Honored by
Benji Charlotte Vosberg
Boscoe Sandy Martian
Dobi Jean Lindberg Joyce Saunders
Fritz Cheryl Lay
Grace Kerry & Sara Berg
Hoss Scott Duncan
Lovey­&­Cammo Heidi & Joe Thielen
Matthew­Quigley Mitch & Mary Noack
Storm­&­Caesar Nancy Byrum
Striker Terry Gauthier
Thunder Janet Armstrong
A
N
G
E
L
Are You
an Angel?
Ways you
can help the
animals
A gift to the shelter is a gift to thousands
of abandoned dogs and cats, patiently
waiting to find their “forever” friend.
Donations of cash, monthly giving, appreciated stock, memorials, tributes and
volunteering are all ways you can make a
difference in the life of a homeless animal. We are very grateful to everyone
who helps. Thank you!
Can you foster a dog
or cat like Deb Pedersen
did and give a desperate
animal some individual
love and care? If so,
please call Kelsee Dalton
at 406-442-1660 and
say, “I’m an angel!” and
we’ll get you started!
If­you­would­like­to­
remember­a­person­
or­pet,­or­pay­tribute­
to­one,­please­contact­
LCHSat­442-1660
Estate Planning with LCHS
A special way to make a lasting tribute is through membership in the The Lewis & Clark Legacy
Society, a group of special individuals who make arrangements in their estate planning for a gift to
the shelter. Such a gift helps provide quality and compassionate care to homeless animals. These
gifts live on, assuring a legacy of care and commitment to animal welfare that extends past an individual’s life. If you are interested in providing for animals in your estate planning, talk to your financial advisor or call the shelter’s Development Director at 442-1660.
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www.mtlchs.org
The LCHS
website is your
source for
comprehensive
information about the shelter,
current pets available for
adoption, Pet of the Week,
the latest on our campaign to
build a new shelter, and more!
NON-PROFIT ORG
US POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT NO. 182
HELENA, MT
Lewis & Clark
Humane
Society
P.O. Box 4455
Helena, MT 59604
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news, events and fundraisers.
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Proud to be a member of Montana Shares, a partnership
of Montana-based nonprofit groups
devoted to improving the quality of life in
the communities throughout the state.
Twelfth Annual
Spay-ghetti Dinner!
Save the date:
March 15, 2014
Celebrating­50­Years­of­
Animal­Welfare­in­Helena!
Stay­tuned­for­more­information.
Tickets will go on sale February 11, 2014